400 block of W DIVERSEY PKWY
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Lake View.
Everyone who has traded here
Oldest first, from the City of Chicago’s licence record. A closing year is the year the licence lapsed, which trails the day the door shut — often by many months.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIE ME UP NOODLES | Filipino / Malaysian / Indonesian | 434 W DIVERSEY PKWY | 2002 – 2009 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DUFFY'S TAVERN & GRILLE | Bar / Tavern | 420 1/2 W DIVERSEY PKWY | 2002 – 2015 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| COMPASS BAR | Bar / Tavern | 433 W DIVERSEY PKWY 1ST | 2013 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CHIPMONKS RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 438 W DIVERSEY PKWY 1ST | 2015 – 2021 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| CHIPMONKS | Restaurant (unspecified) | 438 W DIVERSEY PKWY 1ST | 2019 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GORKHA KITCHEN INDIAN AND NEPALESE RESTAURANT | Indian / South Asian | 434 W DIVERSEY PKWY | 2021 – open |
| Willie Lill's | Restaurant (unspecified) | 433 W DIVERSEY PKWY 1 | 2023 – open |
| SHAWARM & GRILL | American / Burger | 438 W DIVERSEY PKWY | 2023 – open |
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What the block does not tell you
A block that has turned over often is worth knowing about before signing on it, but the count on its own is not a verdict — a busy corridor churns partly because it is busy. The read scores a specific concept for a specific operator against one storefront's own record, which is the question this page cannot answer.
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